I am tempted to put a straight pipe in place of my Magnaflow front muffler but I'm curious as to how it would sound if I did it. My current set up is OBX 4-2-1 header, 18 inch Magnaflow resonator and Borla muffler with 2 1/4" exhaust pipe. Anyone with any input as to how it would sound? I have searched but have no results.

I have a Draxas header, f2 flex and nothing but a resonator the rest of the way. I LOVE the sound. The drone isn't that bad (if you ask me). The header and flex are 2 1/2 and the MBRP exhaust is 2 1/4. It took a little to get used to the sound, but now I can hardly hear it. Everyone always tells me how loud it is, but it's normal to me.

It will sound great at idle and acceleration. But the obnoxious drone at cruising will drive you crazy and give you a headache. Then you'll wish you never did it. I'm going by experience.

Yea that's why I was gonna weld a flange on the pipe so I could keep it reversible if I changed my mind.

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Originally Posted by iminhell

I have yet to hear ANY exhaust on a Focus zetec that I like, even all the setups I've gone through, I hate.
Either too loud or drones or sounds like a wet fart.

Honestly, the FSW Stealth setup is closest to what I'd call the optimal sound, or lack of.

A good system, IMO, will consist of a big resonator and a quality muffler (not Mangaflow). Removing either component makes the car too loud or too raspy.

Ummmm... What's wrong with Magnaflow? it's just my resonator I have a Borla muffler. I have no intention on changing my catback as it is fine to me, I just wanted to experiment. Plus I'm planning to do a SVT swap by next year so I'm sure the sound will change again.

I was curious & checked out your link= 3'' exhaust wow, wonder how that sound on a 23? And fit w/ a resonator & a couple of mufflers or 1 big long one. Seems to me 2 mufflers muffull the noise better than one long one.

I have the 00-04 2.25'' magnaflow exhaust on my 2005 zx5. (yeah I made it fit ;)...)

It just have the magnaflow muffler. Don't have resonator in front or at the back. The sound is awesome..But I have a duratec, I know it's sounds a lot deeper than a zetec. On the Highway I hear a drone but eh I like it :)

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